Improvement in breech-loading fire-arms



G. H. TODD.

Breech Loader.

Patented July 27, 1869.

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GEORGE H. TODD, OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELE AND O. W. KENNEDY; O F SAME PLACE'.

Letters Patent No. 93,023, dated July 27, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN IBREECH-LOADING 'FIRE-ARMES.

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. TODD, of Montgomery, in the county of' llIontgoniery, and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Breech-Loadiug Shot-Guns or Fire- Arms; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a longitudinal section Figure 2, a perspective of the slide by which the cartridges are partially extracted; v

Figure 3, a perspective of the piece to which the breech is hinged;

Figure 4, a perspective of the breech; A

Figure 5, a perspective ofthe spring in the breech Figure 6, -an end view, cut throughthe barrel;

Figure 7, a perspective of the catch; and

Figure 8, a side elevation of my gun.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

The nature o f my invention consists in theA eniployinent of a spring-catch, pivoted to 'the trigger, substantially' in the manner and for the purpose hereinafter specified.

It further consists in the employmentot a rib, dovei tailed into the barrel, for the purpose hcreinafterspcciiied.

To enable others skilled in the art to which niy iu-v volitionV appertains, to make and use the saine, I will now describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings- A represents the barrels, formed, on their lower surface, with the slotted projection q.

a, represents the extractor, formed with a hole, F, in the centre, through which passes the projection q.

F is a slot made in the extractor, and through which passes a screw, which secures the extractor to the barrel.

-pivoted to a projection on the barrels.

P P are flanges formed on the extractor, as seen in iig. 2, and are intended to it the rim of the cartrldge, between the same and the barrel.

The other end of the extractoris slotted in, at P', and into which is inserted one end of the dovetailed rib D.

X represents the breech, made as seen in iig. 4, and

provided, at one end, with the slot iv', by which it is The end of the rib D enters 'the slot x', and acts as a kind of spring for the breech.

g. represents the trigger, pivoted to the catch 7c, seen in fig. 7. This catch enters an opening made in the breech, its inner end entering the slotted projection q.

J represents a spring, one end of 'which is attached to the breech, and the other end pressing againsifthe trigger, as seen in figs. 1 and 8. By this arrangement the catch is kept secure in the slotted projection q when the trigger is not acted upon.

By acting upon the trigger J, the'catch is released .from the projection q, which releases the barrels from the breech. j

The extractor, as heretofore described, by the same operation, partially removes the old cartridge-shell, so that it can be taken out by the finger.

Having thus described my invention, l

' XVhat" I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of the catch k,'trigger J, andv spring g, when arranged within the breech, as and for the purpose described.

2. The rib D, substantially in the manner and for the purpose speciied.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I afix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

. GEO. H. TODD.

Witnesses:

J. I. KNIGHT, JNO. M. CHILTON. 

